Miranda Kerr

Biography

1983

Country Gal

Miranda Kerr is born in Sydney, Australia, and raised in the small town of Gunnedah, New South Wales, where she enjoys racing motorbikes and riding horses on her grandmother's farm with her younger brother, Matthew. "It was a very grounding thing to grow up in the country where there wasn't any pretentiousness and no one really cared what you were wearing," she tells The Daily Telegraph. "You could just be you."

1997

Who's That Girl?

One of Kerr's friends sends her photos into a modeling contest for Dolly magazine; at just 13 years old, she's crowned the winner. "There was some stiff competition, but Miranda's photo was stunning. I've never forgotten it," judge Shonagh Walker tells The Daily Telegraph. The young teen and her family move to the bigger city of Brisbane, where Kerr finishes her studies and starts modeling for Australian swim and surfwear brand Billabong.

2004

Making Moves

After gaining fashion fame in Australia and then Japan, Kerr moves to New York City, where she soon scores a contract with Maybelline cosmetics. "I'm trying to focus on my work and myself for once," she tells The Daily Telegraph of her rapid ascent.

2007

Angel Eyes

In 2007, Kerr becomes the first Aussie to ever be named a Victoria's Secret Angel, filling Gisele Bündchen's vacated wings. Around the same time, the rising star is linked to British actor and fellow yogi Orlando Bloom, but remains mum about their relationship. Her professional life continues to "bloom," though; in October 2009, the healthy lifestyle advocate launches her own skincare line, Kora Organics.

Model Mama

Kerr makes Aussie history as the first pregnant model to cover Vogue's Australian issue. Inside the magazine, Kerr, six months pregnant at the time of her photo shoot and interview, talks about her excitement over motherhood. "Every mother I've spoken to has said you cannot explain the profound feeling of love that comes over you as soon as the baby is born," she shares. "I'm really looking forward to that moment."

January 06

Baby Love

It's a boy! Kerr and Bloom welcome son Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland on Jan. 6, 2011. "We are so happy and are enjoying our time together as a family," Kerr writes on her Kora Organics website. "He is our little ray of sunshine. Thank you everyone for your beautiful well wishes and your lovely thoughts." She later reveals that her son was named in part for her high school boyfriend, Christopher Middlebrook, who died in a car accident as a teenager.

Spreading Her Wings

Kerr shocks fans in early 2013, confirming rumors that she and Victoria's Secret are parting ways. "I've been modeling since I was 13," she tells the Sydney Morning Herald. "I'm now entering a new phase in my life. I have felt this coming since my son was born and, after I became a mother, I realized I needed to prioritize my time. I've reached a point in my career where I'm developing my own opportunities that are really reflective of my passions." Victoria's Secret is supportive of its fallen Angel, inviting her to walk in the 2013 runway show regardless of the split.

October 25

Going Their Separate Ways

After six years together, and three years of marriage, Kerr and Bloom announce they've separated. "Despite this being the end of their marriage, they love, support and respect each other as both parents of their son and as family," reads their joint statement, which follows earlier speculation the pair was headed for a split.